{"id":3399,"date":"2012-05-01t09:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-01t09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=459"},"modified":"2018-07-21t07:30:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21t14:30:28","slug":"sat-subject-verb-agreement-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/sat-subject-verb-agreement-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"sat subject-verb agreement quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"
before you start, you may want to read the writing essentials subject-verb agreement post. if you feel you \u2018got it\u2019, then have a go at these five questions. they are not easy, so good luck!<\/p>\n
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1. the number of americans living in rural areas have decreased<\/span>\u00a0(a) to\u00a0unprecedented levels, with<\/span>\u00a0(b)most farmers saying that their days<\/span>\u00a0(c)in the\u00a0country are numbered.<\/span>\u00a0 d)\u00a0no error. <\/span>(e)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. according to<\/span>\u00a0(a) a recent study, an increasing number of people in their 30\u2019s\u00a0choose<\/span>\u00a0(b) to remain single, a finding that<\/span>\u00a0(c), despite reports to the contrary <\/span>(d), \u00a0suggest <\/span>(e)\u00a0that fewer<\/span>\u00a0(f) people plan to have children. no error.<\/span>\u00a0(g)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. students, many of whom<\/span>\u00a0(a) find themselves in nearly insurmountable debt, are\u00a0compromising<\/span> (b)\u00a0on their career ideals, taking jobs that, while<\/span>\u00a0(c) in many cases\u00a0highly lucrative, are<\/span>\u00a0(d) often hardly inspiring. no error.<\/span>\u00a0(e)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. beaming satellite images from<\/span>\u00a0(a) jupiter, a planet notoriously difficult<\/span>\u00a0(b) to\u00a0photograph, was<\/span>\u00a0(c) a remarkable feat for a team of scientists, who, for the first\u00a0time ever,<\/span>\u00a0(d)\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0(e) able to depict parts of the planet\u2019s atmosphere that were<\/span>\u00a0(f)\u00a0\u00a0hitherto<\/span>\u00a0(g) unknown. no error.<\/span>\u00a0(h)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5. a veritable kaleidoscope of sea life, the seabed has been<\/span>\u00a0(a) constantly changing,\u00a0affording <\/span>(b)\u00a0marine biologists with <\/span>(c)\u00a0a view into<\/span>\u00a0(d) a world both unique and<\/span>\u00a0(e) awe-inspiring. \u00a0no error.<\/span>\u00a0(f)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0a (number has decreased)<\/p>\n 2. e (suggests)<\/p>\n 3. e (no error)<\/p>\n 4. e (team\u2026was)<\/p>\n 5. c (with<\/em> is unnecessary)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n if you got all five of those correct, then you are an sat grammar beast. way to go! (you can still make sure you know everything you’ll need for test day with more sat grammar practice<\/a>!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" before you start, you may want to read the writing essentials subject-verb agreement post. if you feel you \u2018got it\u2019, then have a go at these five questions. they are not easy, so good luck! 1. the number of americans living in rural areas have decreased\u00a0(a) to\u00a0unprecedented levels, with\u00a0(b)most farmers saying that their days\u00a0(c)in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[52,84],"ppma_author":[24882],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nanswers:<\/strong><\/h2>\n